Member, City Council, District 5
San Jose city, California
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Runoff election
This seat represents District 5, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 990,138 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 990,138) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.01, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Nora Campos served on the San Jose City Council from 2001 to 2010 and in the California Assembly from 2010 to 2016, where she was speaker pro tempore. Raised in East San Jose, she focused on youth opportunity and enforcement of labor laws.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Civil Rights 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Peter Ortiz has represented East San Jose's District 5 on the city council since 2023. Raised by a single mother in East San Jose, he became the Mount Pleasant school board's youngest trustee at 26 and later served on the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
Records: Civil Rights 4 for, Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against,
Sources: sanjoseca.gov · sanjosespotlight.com